Propercareandcleaningare
importantsoyourcooktopwill
giveyouefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyincaringforit.
Beforecleaninganypartofyour
cooktop,besureallburnersareoff
andDEco~ ELmw
POWERTOTKECOOK~P at
thefuseboxor circuitbreaker
panel,orpullthecooktoppower
cordplugfromtheelectricoutlet,
locatedonbackwallbelowcooktop.
Whenthecooktopiscool,wash
theouterfinishwithwarm,soapy
water,rinsethesurfacewithclean
water,anddryitwithasoftcloth.
Youcanuseanyliquidhousehold
detergent.
BrmhedChromeEnkh
model JGP310EL)
Toremovestubbornsoil,usea
pasteofbakingsodaandwater.
Neverusesteelwool,scouring
powder,ovencleanersor other
abrasivecleaners.Torestoreluster,
spreadathinfilm.ofbabyoilonthe
surface,letitstandforaboutfive
minutes,andwipeawayanyexcess
oilwithadampcloth,
PomelainEnamelHtih
~odelsJGP300EL, JGP30~L)
Occasionallyapplyathincoatof
mildcleaing wax,ifyouwish,to
helpprotecttheenamelfinish.If
youspillfoodswithalotofacid
(tomatoes,sauerkraut,fruitjuices,
etc.)or foodswithhighsugar
content,cleanthemupas soonas
possible.If allowedtoset, these
foodscouldcauseadullspot.
ControlRnel
It’sagoodideatowipethecontrol
panelcleanaftereachuseofthe
cooktop.Foramorethorough
cleaning,theknobscanberemoved
bypullingthemofftheknobstems.
Cleanwithmildsoapandwater,
rinsewithcleanwaterandpolish
dry withasoficloth.Donotuse
abrasivecleansers,strongliquid
cleanersor ovencleanersonthe
controlpanel.
BurnerGmtis
Gratesshouldbewashedregularly
and,ofcourse,afterspillovers.
GratesIifioutandshouldbe
washedwithdetergentandhot
water.Useafinesteelwoolpador
scouringpowdertoremovebumed-
onfoodparticles.Drythegrates
withacloth-don’t putthemback
onthecooktopwet.Whenreplacing
thegrates,besuretheyarelocked
intopositionovertheburners.
Dripmm
Removethegratesandlifioutthe
chromedrippans.Washtheminhot,
soapywater.Rinsethemwithclean
hotwaterandpolishthemdrywitha
cloth.Neveruseabrasivecleaneror
steelwool—they’llscratchthe
surface.Instead,soakthedrippans
forabout20minutesinslightly
dilutedliquidcleanserormild
solutionofammoniaandwater(1/2
cupofammoniatoonegallonof
water).Aftersoaking,washthemin
hot,soapywater.Rinsewithclean
waterandpolishwithacloth.Do
notcleaninself-cleaningoven.
Lift-upTop
Cleantheareaunderthecooktop
ofien.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningunderthetop
easier,thetopmaybe liftedupand
supportedbyalockingarm.
Besureallburnersareturnedoff
andunitiscool.Thenremovethe
gratesanddrippans,graspthe
frontsidesofthetopandliftallthe
wayup.
Aftercleaningunderthetopwith
hot,mild, soapywaterandaclean
cloth,lowerthetopbackinplace.
Becarefulnottopinchyourfingem.
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Burners
Theholesin theburnersofyour
cooktopmustbekeptcleanatall
timesforproperignitionandan
even,unhamperedflame.
Cleantheburnersroutinelyand
especiallyafterbadspillovers.
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“Ifshippingscrewswerenotremoved
fromtheburnerwhenthecooktop
wasinstalled,dosonow(seeyour
Installationsectionforinstructions).
Toremoveburners:
Remove Gas Valve
4shipping Orifice
screw
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*:Air Shutter
1. Grasptheburnerheadandtiltit
totherighttoreleasethetwotabs
fromtheburner support(AandB).
2. Lifitheendoftheburner
assembly,tien pullawayfromthe
frontofthecooktoptofreetheair
shutterfromthegasvalveorifice.
Iftheyareclogged,useawireor
needleto clearthem.Seethe
CleaningGuide.
Becarefulnottodisturbtheair
shuttersettingwhilecleaning.If
youneedtoreadjusttheairshutter,
seepage5.
Toreplaceburners:
1. Sliptheair shutteroverthegas
valveorifice.
2. Lowertheburnerassemblyand
hookthetabintheslotsinthe
burnersupport.
3. Besurebothtabsareintheir
slots,thattheburnersitsleveland
straightandthattheflashtubeforms
astraightlinefromtheigniterto
theburner.
